Joey HendricksonHilliard, Ohio“I'm Over You”original song by Joey Hendrickson

Semi-Professional

Brandon JacometVan Wert, Ohio“Wagon Wheel” by Old Crow Medicine Show

Amateur

Ben WilsonNewark, Ohio“Nobody Said It Was Easy” by Coldplay

“It seems like every year a new reality TV talent competition pops up that is overproducedand autotuned. Who hasn’t watched one of those shows and thought, “I can dobetter than that?” asked Dwight Heckelman, Director of GROOVE U’s revolutionary musiccareer program. “We found a way to showcase authentic local artists who are just asgood, if not better, than those we see on TV.”

Many of the competing acts showcased amazing talent, but one in particular stood out.Joey Hendrickson won the Professional category by a landslide. To date, his video hasmore than 22,000 views.

“As a songwriter, you need to take advantage of spontaneous opportunities like this,” saidJoey Hendrickson. He is the founder of the Columbus Songwriters Association, and isstudying marketing at The Ohio State University. Between the ages of 17 and 19,Hendrickson performed more than 400 shows in and around Columbus then spent timeplaying the Nashville circuit. He recorded a live CD while performing in the subways ofChicago which helped raise funds for the OSU Star House.

Contest winners received gift certificates to Sweetwater and iTunes gift cards. Detailedcontest rules and judging criteria can be found on the GROOVE U website.What’s next for 1 Take Wonder? GROOVE U wants to bring its mobile recording studio toa high school near you in 2013. Is your high school loaded with talented artists? Visit theGROOVE U Facebook page at www.facebook.com/musiccareercollege, and tell us why weshould visit your high school. We will select several schools across Ohio for the 1 TakeWonder High School Tour.

About GROOVE U

GROOVE U is a revolutionary two-year music business career program located inColumbus, Ohio. Led by 20-year music industry veteran Dwight Heckelman, GROOVE Ufocuses on a career-centered approach to learning developed by active industryprofessionals. The guiding philosophy of the program is that the music industry iscreatively engaged, apprenticeship-based and relationship-driven. The full-time programoffers small, personalized classes with both a broad, solid foundation and specializedareas of study in: live music, production, business, video and interactive. The schoolofficially opened its brand new 30,000-square foot campus in September, with rollingadmissions continuing throughout the fall.